Juris

The firm: Juris as it is known today was created as a result of three waves of mergers between 2006 and 2011 involving the practices of some of Iceland's leading lawyers. The origins of the firm, however, date back to 1953, ranking Juris among Iceland's more venerable law firms.

Many of Juris' clients are long-standing, with relationships dating back decades, a testament to Juris’ uncompromising standards and its prompt, practical and commercially focused advice.

As Icelandic and global society has changed, Juris has been responsive and adapted to meet the changing needs of its clients. During the COVID-19 pandemic we were active in advising our clients on their rights and obligations associated with the pandemic as well as on their options to adapt their businesses and contracts. We are also active in assisting clients with matters related to climate change and energy transition.

Areas of practice: Juris concentrates on commercial and financial matters. We are the only Icelandic law firm with native Icelandic and English lawyers working together in Reykjavík,  with the result that our cross-border work is a major strength and we are able to provide seamless cross-border legal advice, benefiting clients in terms of expertise, accessibility and cost.

A number of the firm’s lawyers have previously worked in-house at major organisations with the result that we are familiar with the workings of business and understand its needs and priorities. Juris advises on a wide range of issues involving Icelandic and English law including new project finance developments which, among many other issues, require us to consider and advise on environmental law and tax, other corporate and financing transactions, M&A and investment work, including from overseas, as well as AML/ATF, data protection, general commercial and contract law work. The firm is also recognised as Iceland's leading firm in dispute resolution, as well as competition issues, both contentious and non-contentious, and restructuring and insolvency.

Our clients operate in a variety of sectors, including banking and finance, resources (including fishing and energy), hospitality, infrastructure, telecommunications and technology, property development and construction.